Thursday, April 18, 2013

The Two Populisms of the Great Recession: The Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Knight Law Center, Room 110
Contact: Kelsey Provo • Email

Sponsored by the Wayne Morse Center and the UO Department of Political Science.

Friday, April 19, 2013

A Step Forward: Creating a Just Drug Policy for the United States
All Day
University of Oregon School of Law, Room 175
Contact: Adam Schulz • EmailWebsite

Drug criminalization imposes major social and economic costs upon the United States each year. The importance of a thoughtful evaluation of our nation's punitive approach is clear. Oregon Law Review's symposium will thoroughly examine this topic, discussing unresolved issues of federalism presented by recent state initiatives, the costs and benefits of our nation's drug laws, and the successful elements of alternative regimes of other nations. Speakers include Judge James Gray, Judge Steven Alm, Dr. Beau Kilmer, and Professor Mark Tushnet.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

In 2011, Dean Amos returned to Oregon Law after serving in Washington, D.C. for two years as Deputy Solicitor for Land and Water Resources in the United States Department of the Interior. While in D.C., she worked directly on a water rights dispute in the Pacific Northwest, the Klamath Basin Conflict. She will discuss her experience as a federal attorney working on the Klamath Basin Conflict and the current outlook for an agreement. She will also highlight the many lessons this conflict can provide for law students.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

The Community 5K run benefits Oregon Law's Tom Foster Environmental Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is in remembrance of Thomas Foster III, who was a third-year law student at the time of his death in 1999. The scholarship is awarded to a third year Oregon law student who possesses the character traits of Tom Foster – integrity, honesty, passion, humor, motivation, dedication to the law school, and search for knowledge. A portion of your Eugene 5K entry goes directly to the Tom Foster Environmental Scholarship Fund.